Apply for the Call for Organic Innovations

TP Organics has launched a Call for Organic Innovations (link) for the 4th time, to collect solutions that contribute to the transformation of European food & farming systems based on organic and agroecological principles. Such solutions should contribute to one of the following goals that TP Organics wants to see achieved by 2030:

50% of European farmland managed according to organic and agroecological principles;

75% pesticide reduction;

Increase in (on-farm) biodiversity;

100% animal welfare;

50% food waste reduction; and

100% sustainable diets.

These goals are part of the Mission that TP Organics has proposed to be funded by Horizon Europe, the EU’s Framework Programme for Research and Innovation for the period 2021-2027. TP Organics is looking for innovations from the organic or agroecological sector that have proven their effectiveness and show high potential to be scaled up. The innovations should contribute to all 3 pathways of transition:

Efficiency: Produce more food with less waste, less environmental pollution, and less land degradation.

Sufficiency: Avoid that reductions in environmental impact are nullified by increases in consumption (rebound effect).

Application & award ceremony

The collected innovations will be used as examples for activities to be funded by the Mission. The complete description of the call themes, the submission guidelines as well as the submission template can be found here. Applications for the Call for Innovations should be submitted using the form at the end of this Word file, and be sent to info@tporganics.eubefore 15 September.

The winning organisation will be awarded at this year’s edition of the Organic Innovation Days on 28 November in Brussels, and have the opportunity to present its innovation to a broad audience of companies, researchers, and policy makers. Runners-up at the 2nd and 3rd place will be mentioned, too. The award ceremony of this year’s Organic Innovation Days will take place at the G-STIC conference that promotes integrated solutions for accelerating the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. All eligible submissions will receive a certificate of participation, and will be showcased at the Innovation Arena of the TP Organics website.

Rationale of the call

At the Organic Innovation Days 2017, TP Organics has called for a Mission for the transformation of European food and farming systems to be set up under Horizon Europe. The Mission should achieve the goals mentioned above by 2030. These goals can be achieved with research & innovation based on organic principles, and will require interdisciplinary work on farms and in the food industry as well as strong relations among farmers, value chain actors and citizens. Guided by the pathways of efficiency, consistency and sufficiency, the mission should fund research to re-shape and better integrate land, food and farming policies, design diversified farming systems based on ecological approaches, set up fair supply chains, and promote healthy and sustainable diets.

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